| Senator David Schapira | |
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| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 17th district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Meg Burton Cahill |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 17th district |
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| In office January 8, 2007 – January 10, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Laura Knaperek, Meg Burton Cahill |
| Succeeded by | Ed Ableser, Ben Arredondo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 17, 1980 Mesa, Arizona |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Tempe, Arizona |
| Website | DavidforAZ.com |
David Schapira is a State Senator and the Senate Minority Leader in the State of Arizona. He represents the communities of Tempe and South Scottsdale in District 17. He served two terms in the Arizona House of Representatives, having been first elected in 2006. In 2010, he was elected to the Arizona State Senate and chosen by his colleagues to be the Senate Minority Leader.
Schapira has served on both the Appropriations and Education Committees for five years. He has been the ranking member of the Education Committee for the last three years.
Schapira is currently a faculty member at Arizona State University and a consultant for Teach For America. He is also the principal of a business, DO Campaigns, which designs websites and strategies for campaigns and small businesses nationwide. Schapira previously served as a public high school teacher in Phoenix and as an aide to US Senator Tom Daschle.
Schapira earned his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from The George Washington University. Schapira resides in Tempe.
On November 21, 2011 Schapira announced an exploratory committee for Congress.
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